Samastipur

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Samastipur
City
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Khudneshwar Dham Mandir.jpg
Collectorate Office Samastipur.jpg
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Samastipur Junction; Thaneshwar Asthan Temple; Khudneshwar Dham Temple; Collectorate Office Samastipur
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Samastipur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°51′47″N85°46′52″E / 25.862931°N 85.781064°E / 25.862931; 85.781064
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Bihar
Region Mithila [1]
Division Darbhanga
District Samastipur
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • BodySamastipur Municipal Corporation
 • MayorAnita Ram
 • Deputy MayorRambalak Paswan
 • Municipal CommissionerBibhuti Ranjan Choudhary (B.A.S)
Area
 • Total
155 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation
46.54 m (152.7 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total
253,136
 • Rank 10th (Bihar) [3]
177th (India) [4]
 • Density1,630/km2 (4,230/sq mi)
Demonym Maithil
Language
 • Official Hindi
 • Additional Official Urdu
 • Regional Language Maithili
Time zone UTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN
848101
Telephone Code06274
Vehicle registration BR-33
Lok Sabha constituency Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Samastipur
HDI Increase2.svg 554 (medium)
Website samastipur.nic.in
samastipurnagarnigam.net

Samastipur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Bihar, India. It is the headquarters of the Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Burhi Gandak River flows through the city. It is one of the five railway divisions of ECR, Hajipur. The Samastipur Junction railway station is one of the busiest stations in North Bihar after Patna and Katihar. [5]

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Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Samastipur had a total population of 62,935, of which 33,025 were males and 29,910 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 8,252. The total number of literates in Samastipur was 46,416, which constituted 73.8% of the population with male literacy of 77.2% and female literacy of 69.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Samastipur was 84.9%, of which male literacy rate was 88.9% and female literacy rate was 80.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 9,219 and 249 respectively. Samastipur had 12062 households in 2011. [2]

Education

Samastipur has several schools and colleges. Most of the colleges are affiliated to the Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.

The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, is located near the town, in Pusa. This university was constructed in 1970 near the ruins of Pusa Institute which was the Indian Agricultural Research Institute built during the British regime.

AHS Nursing College & Hospital is a nursing college established in 2023, situated in Tajpur Road, Sub Division Samastipur, affiliated with the Bihar University of Health Sciences and Bihar Nurses Registration Council. [6] [7] [8]

IGNOU has several study centres in Samastipur. [9]

Transport

Road

CM Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone of ROB construction work on NH-322 in Samastipur with Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Samastipur District Magistrate Raushan Kushwaha. Nitish Kumar Samrat Chaudhary and Samastipur district Magistrate Raushan Kushwaha inaugurating NH.jpg
CM Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone of ROB construction work on NH-322 in Samastipur with Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Samastipur District Magistrate Raushan Kushwaha.

Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (B.S.R.T.C) operates bus services to the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.

Rail

Samastipur Junction railway station lies in the East Central Railway zone of the Indian Railway network and provides connectivity to most of the regions of India.

History

Samastipur became a district in 1972 when it was split from Darbhanga district. [10]

Samastipur consists of four sub-divisions:

  1. Rosera
  2. Samastipur
  3. Dalsinghsarai
  4. Shahpur Patori

Historically, the Samastipur district has been dominated by Koeri, Yadav and Dusadh castes. There is also a sizeable presence of Bhumihars in some of the regions, but they wield less political influence, as they are not united politically. For this reason, most of the total ten assembly constituencies falling in this district has been dominated by Koeris. The two Lok Sabha constituencies, which are part of this district are also dominated by Koeris and Dusadhs. It has been recorded that in this district, the Koeri and Bhumihar castes are indulged in criminality, as they are politically strong. [11]

Demographics

Religions in Samastipur district (2011) [12]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
89.18%
Islam
 
10.62%
Other or not stated
 
0.20%

According to the 2011 census Samastipur district has a population of 4,261,566, [13] roughly equal to the Republic of the Congo [14] or the US state of Kentucky. [15] This gives it a ranking of 45th in India (out of a total of 640). [13] The district has a population density of 1,467 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,800/sq mi). [13] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.53%. [13] Samastipur has a sex ratio of 911 females for every 1000 males, [13] and a literacy rate of 61.86%. 3.47% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.85% and 0.04% of the population respectively. [13]

Languages of Samstipur district (2011) [16]
  1. Hindi (52.3%)
  2. Maithili (30.8%)
  3. Urdu (8.40%)
  4. 'Other' Hindi (8.29%)
  5. Others (0.20%)

Notable people

Villages

References

  1. ↑ Thakur, Ripunjay Kumar (1 March 2022). "Historical Geography of Early Medieval Mithila: From Videha to Tirhut". New Archaeological & Genological Society, Kanpur, India. ISSN   2348-8301 . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Census of India: Samastipur". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ↑ List of cities in Bihar by population
  4. ↑ List of cities in India by population
  5. ↑ Baranwal, Jigyasu. "Trains to SPJ/Samastipur Junction Station - 162 Arrivals ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Jha, Vimlesh Kumar (13 September 2024). "List of affiliated nursing colleges under Bihar University of Health Sciences" (PDF). Bihar University of Health Sciences, Patna.
  7. ↑ "एएचएस नर्सिंग कॉलेज को मिली मान्यता". livehindustan.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "AHS Nursing College & Hospital Samastipur | Sponsoring Bodies and Trustee". ahscollege.ac.in. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "IGNOU-RC-Darbhanga - StudyCentres - Annexure 1_Details of Active Learner Support Centres (LSCs) 27 NOV 19". rcdarbhanga.ignou.ac.in. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Law, Gwillim (25 September 2011). "Districts of India". Statoids. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Thakur, Minni (2010). Women Empowerment Through Panchayati Raj Institutions. Concept Publishing Company. p. 31. ISBN   978-8180696800 . Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census Handbook: Samastipur" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  14. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Congo, Republic of the 4,243,929
  15. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Kentucky 4,339,367
  16. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  17. ↑ "बलिराम भगत को जब अपनों ने हराया". Hindustan (in Hindi). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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